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Mick Foley says Terry Funk will be inducting him into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013 from Madison Square Garden in New York City: In a landslide, Terry Funk seems to be the #1 choice for my @wwe HOF induction. Other favorites wereUndertaker, TheRock, Edge & Al Snow. — Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) [...]
Someone, somewhere speculated that Rey Mysterio’s absence from WWE was Wellness-related, prompting former WCW star Konnan to issue a statement on MLW Radio. “Somebody seems to think that Rey was suspended for the wellness policy. Absolutely incorrect. He is dealing with a family situation right now and he does have permission to be out. They [...]
Impact Wrestling will be live tonight and the official preview is below: This Thursday night is a very special IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 8/7c, as the entire world is invited to the wedding of Brooke Hogan and Bully Ray! If you can’t watch it Thursday night, make sure to set your DVR to [...]
Zack Ryder has released the official music video for his song “Hoeski” on his YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
Kevin Nash wrote the following on Twitter: Guess some people don’t view shoot interviews as I do, a version of stand up comedy.If it’s not funny or entertaining.It doesn’t sell.Period — Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) January 16, 2013 Nash is referring to Marti Funk, the wife of Dory Funk, Jr., who issued a scathing letter to [...]
- Edge discusses going from the ring to acting in a new interview with Forbes at this link. - WWE will be holding a presale to obtain tickets to Wrestlemania Fan Axxess next week. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, January 26, 2013. - A man was arrested in Corpus Christi [...]
The following names are rumored inductees for the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2013: DeGeneration X – Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Sean Waltman, Billy Gunn and Road Dogg The Kliq – Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman Bob Backlund Kamala Bruno Sammartino If DX or The Kliq are to [...]
- WWE developmental talent Leo Kruger worked a dark match against Alex Riley prior to this week’s Smackdown taping in San Antonio, TX. Riley went over in the match. Kruger, whose developmental profile is located here, was on last weekend’s Smackdown house show loop. - Dot com has an article online on Zack Ryder reaching [...]
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- ESPN lists WWE Champion CM Punk atop The Rock in their latest WWE Power Rankings (ESPN has WWE power rankings?). You can check out the list at this link. - We noted earlier that Funaki was backstage at this week’s Smackdown taping in San Antonio, TX. Dot com posted a “where are they now?” [...]
Rosa Mendes and other WWE stars give their thoughts on Cody Rhodes’ mustache and answer more questions from fans in the latest episode of “WWE Inbox”. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask WNW, click here. [...]
An emotional Eve Torres posted a video from her hotel room after WWE Raw on Monday to say goodbye to her fans. You can watch the video embedded below: Eve’s WWE contract was up and she chose not to re-sign as she will be getting married and will be the face of the Gracie family’s [...]
- Former WWE star Sho Funaki was backstage at Tuesday’s Smackdown taping in San Antonio, Texas. You can view a photo Natalya Tweeted with him below: Loved seeing @shofufu824 in San Antonio tonight! Looking as handsome as ever might I add! twitter.com/NatbyNature/st… — Natalya (@NatbyNature) January 16, 2013 - The Calgary Herald reports the historic [...]
Last week, Billy Graham posted a scathing response to CM Punk’s outstanding Raw promo on his Facebook page. The post drew reactions from Chris Jericho and Paul Heyman. Graham has responded to Jericho in a note posted on his Facebook page that you can read below: “Mr. Jericho Sir, I won’t say Dear Chris because [...]
Jeremy Borash interviewed TNA President Dixie Carter over the holiday season. Part one has been posted, can be seen here, the second part of the interview has been released. In the interview, Dixie gives her vision on what the knockouts should be, the creative stance in TNA, and their talent from young to old. The [...]
It feels as though the WWE is shooting themselves in the foot to keep wrestling news sites from getting the perceived upper hand. Even more than that, I thought having the WHC change hands on a taped show was a senseless move. I know the WWE wants better ratings, but it was The Rock that [...]
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The Phoenix News Times has a new Q&A online with Ryback. Below are the highlights: If he feels overexposed after the big year in 2012: Not at all. I feel 2012 was just a warm-up as far as I’m concerned. There’s so much more to Ryback than people know yet. We started at the very [...]
- Arda Ocal sent in a great info graphic with full stats for WWE Raw from last year. Sheamus had the most wins with 76 while Dolph Ziggler had the most losses at 56. Take a look at it at this link. - Brooks Oglesby recapped a dot com Q&A with Tyson Kidd at this [...]
Tyson Kidd, who recently suffered a torn meniscus, spoke out about the shout-out he received from CM Punk in his latest pipe bomb. Kidd had the following to say: “I’ve always considered myself a workhorse, and I’ve definitely used that word to describe myself over the last two years,” Kidd said, reflecting on Punk’s carefully [...]
This week’s 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw did a 3.24 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,550,000 viewers on the USA Network. We’re told Vince McMahon was hoping for a 3.5 cable rating with no competition but those in the company feel it’s going to take some time to build the audience for [...]
Embedded in the video below is how WWE chose to explain the departure of Eve Torres from the company: As previously noted, Eve’s contract was coming up and she chose to leave the company. We have more on her departure here in our Backstage News section. If you are not yet a Premium Member you [...]
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We reported on Monday that Hulk Hogan filed a $50 million lawsuit against the Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Florida, alleging the clinic performed unnecessary surgeries in 2009 that damaged his career. TMZ is reporting, through Hogan reps, the useless surgeries cost him a contract with WWE worth $50 million (including appearances) for a retirement [...]
The wife of WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk, Marti, is upset at Kevin Nash for his comments questioning the sexuality of John Travolta in a new episode of Kayfabe Commentaries. To catch you up, below are the comments by Nash released in a teaser trailer: Below are the comments Marti Funk sent to Kayfabe [...]
- Kamala is the latest name rumored to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Mick Foley’s induction was formally recognized on this week’s WWE Raw. - As of this writing Steve Austin is not in the plans for Wrestlemania 29. - Below is a photo of Ric Flair & The Rock backstage at WWE [...]
The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask WNW, click here. [...]
- R-Truth is featured in the latest episode of “Superstar Toyz” that you can watch embedded in the video below: - The official trailer for the upcoming WWE Studios film “The Call” starring Halle Berry with David Otunga in a supporting role is embedded in the video below: [...]
- Wade Barrett was added to the 30-man Royal Rumble match on this week’s WWE Raw. The following participants are now confirmed for the match: Wade Barrett Heath Slater Jinder Mahal Drew McIntyre Antonio Cesaro Dolph Ziggler Sheamus Randy Orton John Cena 21 spots remain open. - Below is a look at the rest of [...]
Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels are at the Sands Expos & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Shot Show this week. Austin made reference to missing Raw’s 20th Anniversary on Twitter. Below is his Tweet: Hitting the hay in Las Vegas. Hope RAW was a fun show. I was already booked here at [...]
- This week’s “Backstage Fallout” Raw is embedded in the video below: - When the 20th Anniversary episode of WWE Raw went off the air The Rock started towards the back when CM Punk got on the mic. He told Rock to just bring it. They fought again and Rock ended up hitting Punk with [...]
WWE has released Brandon Carter, also known as TAC, from his developmental contract. Carter is a former offensive lineman in the National Football League. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Fernando for sending this in. [...]
WWE will tape this Friday’s WWE Main Event and Smackdown tonight from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. This week’s WWE Main Event will be headlined by Randy Orton vs. Antonio Cesaro. After winning the World Heavyweight Championship, Alberto Del Rio will hold a “Championship Fiesta” on Smackdown. Raw Superstars Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Brodus Clay [...]
Pre-RAW Commercial Cole talks about how ADR won the WHC. He will be on RAW live tonight. Also, The Rock will be on RAW live tonight. Show Starts Music & Pyro They cut together a lot of old opening videos. Tons of SCSA, The Rock, Trip, but even Gangrel and Ken Shamrock were in there! [...]
The official WWE website is running a story about Eve Torres quitting the company. While the kayfabe reasoning involves her outrage over her treatment on Raw, her contract was coming up and she chose not to re-sign, instead taking time off to focus on her upcoming wedding with Rener Gracie. [...]
The following title matches were added to Royal Rumble on the 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw: Kane & Daniel Bryan will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow Alberto Del Rio will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show WWE Royal Rumble 2013 will take place Sunday, January 27, [...]
- 3MB and ZZ Top are scheduled guests for this week’s episode of “The JBL & Cole Show”. We’ll post the show here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com on Friday. - King Kong Bundy will not enter the WWE Hall of Fame despite the rumor he started. - As expected, Ric Flair appeared on the 20th Anniversary of [...]
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